Plan document analytics for new discussions
Start each discussion with a concrete plan for finding patterns in the supporting material.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Generate plan
Tool to generate a query plan without executing it. use when you need to review the logical plan before running your query (e.g., "generate a plan for revenue breakdown by region").
Why this helps
Discussion prompts are created quickly, while useful document analysis gets postponed.
- Prepare evidence based prompts
- Reduce rushed discussion research
- Make analysis goals explicit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Aryn once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe the discussion analysis outcome in one instruction.
- 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test it with one real discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
Can I specify the questions to analyze?
Yes. Include the questions and the Aryn document context in the instruction.
Does this execute the plan?
No. It generates a plan for review before execution.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Aryn. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Aryn actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create DocSet
Tool to create a new docset. use when you need to allocate a storage container before adding documents.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create DocSet
Tool to create a new docset. use when you need to allocate a storage container before adding documents.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Delete DocSet
Tool to delete a docset and all its documents. use after confirming the docset id, when you need to permanently remove a docset and its contents.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Generate plan
Tool to generate a query plan without executing it. use when you need to review the logical plan before running your query (e.g., "generate a plan for revenue breakdown by region").
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Get DocSet Metadata
Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific docset. use when you have the docset id and optionally need usage statistics.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get Document by ID
Tool to retrieve a document by id. use after both docset and document ids are available.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Get Document Binary
Tool to retrieve the binary content of a document by docset id and document id.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
List Async Tasks
Tool to list all outstanding asynchronous tasks for the account. use when you need to check pending or running tasks.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Aryn, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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